LOUIS VUITTON BY STEPHEN SPROUSE, SPRING 2001

Early into Marc Jacobs' time as artistic director of Louis Vuitton, the idea of the brand's monogram print overlaid with graffiti occurred to him, and the only artist he wanted for the task was Stephen Sprouse. Thus, one of the first modern day luxury brand and artist collaborations was born, and the concept has staying power today. Jacobs actually created several lines of Sprouse-centric creations: one in collaboration with the artist himself featuring graffiti in more muted tones, and two later tribute collections featuring both roses and graffiti in bright neons, created after the artist's untimely death in 2004.